Click here to listen to this article Share via ‘She deserves justice’: Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s hometown mourns ‘sweet child’ found dead in singer’s car In Lake Elsinore, Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s hometown, those who knew her are demanding justice after she was found dead in a musician’s car. Sept. 23, 2025 Law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation, but not authorized to discuss the case publicly, told The Times Burke’s vehicle was abandoned in the Hollywood Hills five days before it was impounded. Detectives last September served a search warrant at the singer’s former home on Doheny Drive, north of Sunset Boulevard, seizing various items including electronics and computers, according to law enforcement sources. The singer had been the target of a Los Angeles County criminal jury investigation into Celeste’s death since November. Prosecutors from the LA County District Attorney’s Major Crimes Division will receive LAPD’s presentation on Monday and make a decision on what, if any, changes to file. Deputy Dist. Atty. Beth Silverman, who handles some of the county most high-profile murder cases, has questioned several witnesses before grand juries about Celeste’s death. Advertisement Burke’s family resisted being subpoenaed to the grand jury and a court document from that legal battle revealed grisly details about what police found inside the singer’s Tesla. After opening the front storage compartment of the car, investigators found “a black cadaver bag covered with insects and a strong odor of decay,” according to the document. They partially unzipped the bag and found a decomposed head and torso. They removed the bag from the car and discovered that the arms and legs were severed from the body. They found a second black bag underneath the cadaver bag, which contained more dismembered body parts, according to the document. In an unusual move, detectives secured approval from a judge in November to seal the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s autopsy report, which includes findings on the cause and manner of death. Police told the judge that sharing those details with the public could jeopardize the investigation. Williams said the girl had been “dead for at least several weeks” before her body was found. Months earlier, Celeste ran away from her Lake Elsinore home and her family reported her missing at least three times in 2024, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Celeste allegedly met D4vd on social media and appeared to reside at a rental home with the singer after running away, according to law enforcement sources. Advertisement Detectives determined that the Tesla had been parked on Bluebird Avenue since late July, around the time D4vd began a national tour promoting his debut album “Withered.” He performed in Boston, Montreal and Toronto in late August, and in early September had stops in Detroit, Chicago and Indianapolis. But the tour was canceled amid the investigation. Burke was raised in Houston and has collaborated with musicians Kali Uchis, Stray Kids’ Hyunjin, Laufey and 21 Savage. He also created an anthem for the game “Fortnite.”